<?php

/* Component.php
 *
 * (C) 2012, StaySimple CMS team.
 *
 * This file is part of StaySimple.
 * http://code.google.com/p/stay-simple-cms/
 *
 * StaySimple is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * StaySimple is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with StaySimple.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

/**
 * Generic component that represents complex HTML elements.
 */
abstract class Component {

    private $view;

    public function __construct($view) {
        if (!$view) {
            throw new Exception('Every component needs a view.');
        }
        $this->view = $view;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the view in which this component is being shown.
     * 
     * @return View
     */
    public function getView() {
        return $this->view;
    }

}
